Roundup: Kursk And Nantes Take Big Step

Seimone Augustus fired Dynamo Kursk to a good position for the return leg in Kursk

Dynamo Kursk and Nantes Reze both have one foot in the quarter-finals of EuroCup Women after racking up convincing wins in the first-leg of their eighth-final ties.

Dynamo Kursk have had some recent EuroCup Women history with MBK Ruzomberok after being run close during the quarter-finals of the competition a couple of seasons ago.

And, in the first-half of their clash this time around, the Russian giants looked like they might have another stiff test on their hands.

However, after trailing by three at the interval, they subsequently blew Ruzomberok away to complete a convincing 82-60 success.

After getting themselves in front by the end of the third period, Kursk produced a stunning 28-12 final quarter, helped by Seimone Augustus excelling with 21 points and the team making six of seven triple attempts.